Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-26505627-20161108194554/@comment-27248965-20161111053454

Mudkip family does NOT have type advantage on Anthian Gym, in fact its Ground-type attacks are useless there. That is, unless you give it Ice-type attacks (e.g. Ice Beam).

It is useless to argue on which Starter Pokemon is the best -- every Starter Pokemon has its strength and weaknesses. No Starter Pokemon is perfect. Piplup is decent on Sp. Atk, I see someone storming the current 4 gyms just with this little penguin, but it needs the support from TMs.

No matter which Starter Pokemon you choose, don't expect to run through the whole game with just 1 Pokemon. You are bound to get into a tight spot in that way. You need support from other Pokemon as well -- that's why you have 6 slots in your team.

PS: My personal favourite is Chimchar family. It is fast, it learns powerful attacks like Close Combat, and it is easy to use -- just go all-out offensive. Unfortunately Rosecove Gym is not its showtime.